Smart Check finds Errors that are false

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January 30, 2022
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Smart Check was finding 2 errors on federal review saying I needed to put amounts in Form 8812 "Credits for Qualifying Children and other Dependents".

Very strange since I have marked no dependents on personal information.

Also, under Federal Taxes section under "You and your family" I didn't visit any of those options since none of them apply like many other lines I don't visit that I know don't apply to my situation.

However, until I went through "You and your family" and answered no to each of the 4 sections I kept getting 2 errors on federal smart check review saying I needed to put amounts in Form 8812 "Credits for Qualifying Children and other Dependents". This is an error that needs fixed, I have never had to answer those questions that don't apply.

macuser_22

Alumni - Champ

@diverjer wrote:

Smart Check was finding 2 errors on federal review saying I needed to put amounts in Form 8812 "Credits for Qualifying Children and other Dependents".

Very strange since I have marked no dependents on personal information.

Also, under Federal Taxes section under "You and your family" I didn't visit any of those options since none of them apply like many other lines I don't visit that I know don't apply to my situation.

However, until I went through "You and your family" and answered no to each of the 4 sections I kept getting 2 errors on federal smart check review saying I needed to put amounts in Form 8812 "Credits for Qualifying Children and other Dependents". This is an error that needs fixed, I have never had to answer those questions that don't apply.

If there is a 8812 form then delete it.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-view-and-delete-forms-in-turbotax-online/01/25593?search-action-id=211811291835&search-result-uid=25593

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

diverjerAuthor

Level 5

I guess that is one way to fix it, but why doesn't Turbotax fix these kind of errors. I even called this in and person on phone viewed what I had and admitted, it shouldn't be showing any errors about form 8812 that didn't apply to anything I had entered. Also, they shouldn't have been any need for me to answer questions in that section.

Maybe it is just too early, when working on state, I was stopped and software said they weren't done working on that form I needed, check back later.